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Scholarship scandal: Nakuru court orders arrest of Governor Jonathan Bii, his ex-deputy John Barorot

Governor Jonathan Bii Chelilim (right) and his Deputy John Barorot on Uasin Gishu -Finland study programme scam

Uasin Gishu County Governor Jonathan Bii Chelilim (right) and his then Deputy Governor John Barorot addressing the press at the county headquarters in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on March 05, 2023, on the Finland Overseas Study Programme. 

Photo credit: File| Nation Media Group

A Nakuru court has ordered the arrest of Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii and his former deputy John Barorot for failing to appear in court to testify in the Sh1 billion Finland education scholarship scandal.

Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege ordered for the arrest of five people including the two who had been bonded by the prosecution to appear in court but failed.